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Trying to swim from Cuba to Florida 30 years after first attempt

32 years ago marathon swimmer Diana Nyad failed in her lifelong dream to swim the 103 miles between Cuba and Florida. Read More

PolitiFact: Greene Switches Cuba Position Again

<p style="text-align: justify;">Posted Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 04:08 pm. Democratic Senate candidate Jeff Greene has completely changed his stance on the Cuba embargo in the last month, earning him a “full-flop” rating from PolitiFact Florida. Meanwhile his opponent, Kendrick Meek, made a false claim about a mosque being located in the Pentagon. Read More

Canada rallies past Cuba at Women's World Cup

<p style="text-align: justify;">MARACAY, Venezuela -- Canada kept its medal hopes alive at the Women's World Cup by rallying for four runs in the bottom of a wild seventh inning to beat Cuba 10-9 on Friday. Read More

New digital magazine could inspire those planning a tour of Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">Fri, 20 Aug 2010. A new digital magazine has been launched and could be an ideal source of information for anyone planning a tour of Cuba. Read More

Candidates for District 11 U.S. Congress seat face off at Tiger Bay

<p style="text-align: justify;">TAMPA — Education, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and Cuba policy dominated discussion at a Tiger Bay meeting Friday <br> featuring candidates seeking to represent District 11 in the U.S. House of Representatives. Read More

Pack your bags for Cuba? Maybe if you have a good reason

<p style="text-align: justify;">Widespread speculation that the Obama administration will loosen restrictions on the ability of American citizens to visit Cuba has put travel to the island back in the spotlight. If you are hoping that the president's expected announcement will allow you to travel to Cuba, here are a few things to consider: Read More

Halvorson touts vote to end Cuba trade embargo

<p style="text-align: justify;">OTTAWA — U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson, D-Crete, was in Ottawa on Thursday to tout her support of a bill on Cuban trade that she said could bring up to $1.2 billion and 8,000 jobs to Illinois. Read More

Danny Glover and Saul Landau Post Article on Their Visit to Cuban in Jail

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, CUBA.- American actor Danny Glover and writer Saul Landau, also from the US, narrate details of their recent visit Cuban antiterrorist fighter Gerardo Hernandez in the Victorville prison, California, in an article posted by Progreso Weekly. Read More

BUSTLER: Alternative Initiatives CUBA Conference

<p style="text-align: justify;">Alternative Initiatives Cuba is the first in a series of groundbreaking conferences that investigate the influence of a country's political, economic and social conditions on its architecture. The conference will speculate on the future of architecture and development in Cuba. Read More

Letter from China: The U.S. embarrassment at the World Expo

<p style="text-align: justify;">I had to go to China to get to Cuba, the weirdness of which was not lost on me (our Chinese guide almost fell over when I explained that as an American, I couldn't go to Cuba. I said that it was kind of a long story) Read More